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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
- This video is about canning tomatoes.
Showing how I do it.
Tomatoes are canned using a process called "Hot Water Bath", no pressure canner is required.
My tomatoes are the high acid variety so I don't add vinegar or lemon juice.
This round of canning brings me up to 95 jars this canning season.
Watch a later video to see how I process the excess juice.
If you like this video, please comment below, tell me what you would like to see more of in my videos.
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FINALLY Someone one that is old school and to the point !!!
Hello Cami Hurst and welcome to my videos. Thank you for your compliment. I am old, 78 years old, maybe that is why I do it "old School" way. As to the point, I don't like to watch a video and they don't tell you anything, so, I make sure I give you enough details so you can copy my method.
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I love your videos because I love your voice and southern accent and you don't dilly dally you tell what needs to be done and you just do it. I learned a lot, thank you my grandparents had a beautiful vegetable farm but passed away before I was old enough to ask him how he canned his veges. So thank GOD for people like you who take the time to teach younger generations and thank GOD for youtube.
Aymee, thank for your kind and encouraging words! I am getting old (78 years old) and I am happy to pass along things I have learned in my lifetime.
The words you have spoken (yes, I think of the comments as words spoken) warm my heart and encourage me to keep on making videos. And I hear the same sort of comments from others about not being able to learn from their grandparents about gardening. As to me dilly dallying about it, I am a details person and that carries on into my videos. Thank you for being one of my cherished viewers!
OAG
OldAlabamaGardener I was going to say the same thing Aimee did! I appreciate you and your videos. Thank you for being technologically savvy enough to help my generation. I love learning from your generation but didn't realize it until my teaching grandparents were gone. I've learned so much and you've made it simplified. Thanks again.
Candace, thank you for your kind words. When you tell me you appreciate what I am doing, it really makes me feel that I am making a difference with younger folks like you. And actually, I wish I had asked my parents things that I now think about, but it is too late to ask them now. I grew up at a time when there wasn't a fast food joint on every corner of town. A time when mothers cooked three meals a day from what we call scratch. Nothing from a box, bag or freezer. When I was a child Mom cooked on a wood stove, we didn't have electricity or running water, no inside toilet, we didn't know we were poor but we were happy!
Thanks for commenting on my videos. If there is something specific you would like me to make a video on, tell me and if I can make a video of it I will. I look forward to your future comments on my videos! Thanks so much!
OAG
Mr. Old Alabama gardener... your video's are great. Your knowledge is appreciated and respected. I personally....and believe I can speak for many. I would like to learn all you know:canning meats,making homemade soap, tanning hides to make blanket's,etc...Your way of life,back in the day. I seriously believe, that knowledge,will be life saving....very soon!
Rest in peace & thank you for making these videos to help newbies such as myself. Thank you to OAG’s family for allowing his channel to live on! It’s been so helpful while I’m learning how to can! I’m sad I didn’t know about his channel til after his passing. 😢
What?? 😢 He passed away?
@@tommyhurst90 yes 😩I think maybe 2 years ago?
Same way my granny does/did hers!! Exactly 💯! And they are absolutely amazing and the BEST tasting 🍅 I have ever ate!! She would grab a can of canned tomatoes and cook a box of elbow macaroni...We had dinner in 10 mins! We ate 🍅 and mac soup! Delicious 😋!! Grilled cheese on the side!! Heaven.
New subscriber here from Anderson, Sc!!
The tub is ingenious. Love it
Hello folks, yes, the tub helps a lot because I can do many more jars of tomatoes at the same time. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
I'm from a farm in South Alabama but have raised my son in the city when I came to Nashville. Even in an apartment we still grow and can. I can't yet make him understand how important the knowledge is that you're passing along freely but I still make him do it. We truly do see farther because we stand on the shoulders of giants. I am deeply appreciative of your time taken to teach without charge. Hopefully you'll know you are repaid each time someone uses your information. Thank you, sir.
Hello Shannon and welcome to my videos. I heard your thoughts expressed quite often about the younger folks not caring much about knowing how to raise some of their own food. Sounds like you are doing a great job of teaching your son the importance of such knowledge. If my videos help someone along the way, then I am repaid. After all, Jesus taught us to help each other. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
Rest in peace, OAG, thank you for all your informative video's, God bless you.
I love the tub water bath great idea, I've been canning for years always looking for easier ways its a lot of work but sure worth it when your eating all your garden goodies in the middle of winter ✌also I always add 2 tbs of lemon juice per quart of tomatoes just to make sure it is acidic plus it will keep for a few years 👍
The lemon juice is a good idea if the tomatoes are the low acid type. Thanks.
OAG
That tub you used blew my mind!
The bigger the tub the faster I am done with canning.
OAG
Thank you for posting this video kind sir! My dream of having a garden came true this year(I'm 51 yrs old) and i'm over run with tomatoes... time to start canning :) God bless!
Thank you for your kind words. I am 77 years old and still love gardening. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
What a great video! As soon as we get the keys to our new house I'm planting a garden of veggies and I will definitely come back to this video when I start canning!
Hi Carol, welcome to my channel. To make it easy for you to come back to this video or to my other videos, subscribe and make sure you have "notifications" turned on, that way CZcams will notify you when I upload more videos. I like to know where my CZcams friends are located, so, where do you live? Thanks for stopping by this morning.
OAG
Thank you sir! Nice to see I'm not the only guy canning tomatoes, though you've got a few years on me:) (I'm a 33 year old kid)
We are never too old, are we! I love having my own home grown tomatoes, they taste so much better. Thanks for commenting on this video!
OAG
I LOVE that canning tub! What a great idea!
Hi Charlotte, with that canning tub I can process many more jars than with smaller pots. Thanks for stopping. y.
OAG
I'm just beginning to can, and I'm teaching myself by reading and watching videos like yours. Thank you so much for all you're doing! I really enjoy watching and I've learned a lot. So far, I've only done various kinds of pickles, but the tomatoes are starting to ripen, and I can't wait to get started with them. Again, thank you! I wish I had taken the time to learn about canning when my grandparents were alive. I hope my mammaw is looking down and watching. :)
Brandi: I will help you with canning tomatoes or other vegetables. Send me an E-mail at: chancock39@gmail.com
And we can talk about canning and gardening.
OAG
You are awesome! Right to the point - no mucking around. Some of my best memories are from spending weekends with my grandma canning and listening to her stories!! I paid more attention to the stories, thinking why would I ever need to learn to can or sew?? She was a seamstress. Now at 53, with the world the way it is?? I wish I'd of paid more attention!! Keep up the good work and THANK YOU!!!
Thank you. I don't want to waste folk's time. Canning is easy. I have many canning videos here. Today, I just finished canning 11 pints of snap beans. Be sure to subscribe because I will be uploading more videos as the summer goes on.
OAG
Good simple instructions and the video was the right time length and it was all valid info
Thank you! I try to keep it simple and provide only information that teaches you how to do it.
OAG
Your videos are the best to me , like i said before you editing is straight to the point and you are full of knowledge and super helpfull !!
Hello Flores and welcome to my channel. Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I try to make videos that will help you grow and can some of your own vegetables. Thank you for commenting on this video.
OAG
What a great tomato harvest!
Garden Novice Farm Thanks for your compliment! In spite of the weather my tomatoes did pretty good. I got to can all I wanted and we are still having eating tomatoes.
I so love your videos. You teach how to do it like my grandparents like my mom would. Get to the point and get the job done. I remember when my parents had a huge garden and it was my job to weed that big thing. And then how they would can the food that they did and no air conditioning and how hot it was. Because the big yard we had didn't have a lot of trees they planted them all so they weren't real big yet. I'm watching this today because I have a few tomatoes and I like your strategy of it not having so much liquid in it. God bless you
Thank you for watching my videos. When I can tomatoes, I want tomatoes in the jar, not a lot of juice. And when I can tomato juice I want juice in the jar not a lot of tomatoes. My method accomplishes both. I use the extra juice when canning tomatoes as tomato sauce. Please subscribe and tell all your family and friends to subscribe to my channel.
OAG
my grandmother taught me to can tomatoes. I was 14 the first time I did them on my own. thanks OAG!
Good for you and good for your grandmother for teaching you how to can vegetables. have you watched my video on canning okra for frying later, Check it out at this URL: czcams.com/video/PcaABHSCjUM/video.html
And frying at this URL: czcams.com/video/EYuuRoQK6jg/video.html
I like to know where my CZcams friends are located, so, where do you live? Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
OldAlabamaGardene
This was really great! My mom always canned tomatoes, and I'd help her. I can't believe I remembered all of the steps. This is literally what she did. Thank you for posting this video, and helping me relive those wonderful moments with my mom. I look forward to sharing this tradition with my daughter(s), God willing. New subscriber!
Good for you that you want to share this information with your daughter. It is important to teach the young folks as they grow up. Thanks for watching my videos and thanks for subscribing.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us!
That old galvanised bathtub is a really nifty idea.
Essem, using the tub, I can do more jars at one time. Thanks for stopping b.
OAG
Yeah! 10 more at a time than the two pots. I just thought it was ingenious!
Thanks! I don't have any tomatoes yet, but when I do, I'll be canning more tomatoes and juice.
OAG
Thank you for posting this video! I just successfully canned my first can of tomatoes following your steps!
Nick, that is wonderful! That is what my channel is all about, that is helping you grow and store some of your own vegetables. Thanks for telling me about your success.
OAG
Where has this been all my life I was like ahh haa that's how its done
i love tomatoes! nice technique's!!
You have a beautiful garden, I loved the video short, sweet and to the point. I look forward to watching more!
Thank you! I like to make videos that help you grow some of your own vegetables. If you haven't already, **I invite you to subscribe** and watch as I upload more videos during the summer growing season. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
This is an excellent video. Thanks for posting. My mother is away in Italy and she usually cans some of my extra tomatoes. I"m going to try this for the first time this afternoon. Take care!
+fconteEBdotcom You are welcome!
Wow! Packing the jar really makes a difference. Thanks for showing us.
Yes, that is the way to do it if you want a jar full of tomato instead of juice.
OAG
Thank you for making this video. It brought back memories of my Grandma ,when she would have a round tub outside on a fire. canned a lot of tomatoes!, some she would add hot peppers to make it spicey. Now maybe I will give it a try. God bless you.From south Texas
Glad you enjoyed it
Love that you used that large container to process your jars in.
I like doing as many at a time as I can. The tub works great. Thanks for watching.
OAG
Good job OAG i remember those days we dont do it anymore!!!!!!!
John M. Evangelis Hello John, I went for a few years not doing any canning and then decided I was going to get back in to it, and of course I am still at it. I have Butter Peas coming on now and will be canning them.
where abouts in Alabama are you?
John M. Evangelis I sent you a private message answering your question.
I live in South Carolina and we have had a lot of rain this year! So a lot of growth. I found out about you from watching Wanda cannng your green bean recipe at Deep South Homestead! I plan on trying this method with the vinegar, and also your okra. Planted okra first of July so it will come on late. Thank you for your Channel!
Kay, the vinegar green bean canning is the way folks did it years ago. before many people had pressure canners. We have had a lot more rain also than normal years, at least the grass is growing good. Okra canned my vinegar way and then fried is better than fresh okra fried. Okra is a hot weather crop so yes, it will come on fast and produce all the way to frost. Thanks for subscribing to my channel, be sure to tell all your gardening friends to come on over and watch OAG's videos on gardening. Thanks for commenting.
OAG
That tub is awesome!
Yes, in that tub, I can process 27 pints. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
Awesome teacher!
Lois, I think you are pretty awesome yourself! Now, why would I say that? Because you are watching my videos and I thank you for doing that. I invite you to subscribe and watch as the summer growing season progresses and the fall season comes on.
Thanks for commenting on this video.
OAG
Beautiful garden!
Thanks. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
Oh my goodness! I love the tub idea !
Thank you! 😊 Cannong more jars at a time just speeds up my canning day.
@@OldAlabamaGardener I was born and raised in north Alabama. Wondering if we were anywhere close? Cullman county.
Thanks....Now I know why my tomatoes are filled w/ about half liquid..I will do this next year..Thanks again sir.
Robert, when I can tomatoes, I want tomato in the jar, not half liquid. This is the way to have mostly tomato in the jar.
OAG
I love watching your videos. They give me alot of new ideas and this video has saved me so much money because I won't be buying that amish water bath canner now. Thank you
xoxo
I hope you live to be 176 and we keep learning more and more from you........
+Pradip Sethi Well, thank you very much! When folks like you tell me that you learn from me, then it makes me happy that I can make the videos.
I hope you will subscribe and keep watching.
@@OldAlabamaGardener I'm a new subscriber. Thank you sir for all this knowledge.
why not 200
Love your videos! Very informative and to the point :)
Thank you for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
Like the step by step informaton. This will come in handy for us next year. We've never canned before, but plant to get into it next year....thanks.
Jim, I appreciate the compliment about my step-by-step information. Look at the comment below by Barbara Dumler.
The point is: If you are canning the newer "low acid" tomatoes then you should put some additional acid in the jar. But if you are canning the old time higher acid tomatoes then no additional acid is needed.
If you have a question about whether or not your tomatoes are low or high acid, you can send me a private message about your tomatoes.
interesting. like the idea of squeezing out the juice. I'm a novice canner. quite addicting.
Allie, as you probably already know, if you don't squeeze the liquid out you will have a jar of mostly juice and little tomato. After I also strain the liquid and can it. Thanks for commenting!
OAG
These videos are so relevant
Great info
Hello and welcome to my channel. I try to make videos that will help you with gardening and saving food, in this video it is canning. I invite you to subscribe and watch as the summer gardening season progresses and then to watch as I plant my fall garden. Thanks for commenting.
OAG
🕊🥰Wonderful instructions‼️Thank you🥰
Glad you enjoyed it!
you did a beautiful job.
+Carol Ervasti Thanks!
Awesome video. Great attention to details. I'm a beginner, so this video was perfect for me.
Thank you. Your questions are welcome. Thanks for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
I ended up with a lot of juice. Thanks for the informative video!
Then you didn't pack them as I showed in the video.
OAG
Sheila, You channel has Private Messages (PM) blocked. So, go to my channel home page, click on the word "About", then at the next page click on Send Message, then at the next page type a message to me in the big box and then click on the Blue box "Send" I will reply with my e-mail address or you can put your e-mail address in the message box. It is much easier to communicate via E-mail than here in YT. Then I will help you via E-mail.
OAG
What does he do with all the juice that is left?
@@OldAlabamaGardener what do you do with all the juice that is left?
@@vickielester2906 Watch my video at: czcams.com/video/Qs2yA6xI22w/video.html
Thanks for the video Charles
6771Randy Hi Randy, I am happy that I am able to make and upload videos. That you enjoy watching my garden videos is just icing on the cake!
Good Video.
Thank you!
OAG
Superb video and all your stuff looks perfect and clean
Keeping it clean means safe canning. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
That was interesting. I probably won't ever can tomatoes, but it was cool to see
No Hippie BBQ & Cooking Thanks for stopping by. I bet we could make up a good BBQ sauce with my fresh canned tomatoes!
Great video!
Danai Moraiti Thanks for watching and commenting on this vid! I know in Greece you grow nice tomatoes.
Great idea with the tub on the burners. Could you please let us know the name of the outdoor camp stove you used? It seems pretty sturdy. Thanks OAG, take care
I believe it is named: Camp Chef, I bought it at a Gander Mountain store. If you don't have a Gander Mtn store near you, I don't think you are too far from me. Go to my channel home page and click on the word "About", then at the next page click on "Send Message" and then at the next page type your message in the box, include an e-mail address and click on the Blue box "SEND".
OAG
Lovely update tank you for sharing
Linda Penney Hi Linda, I'm glad you liked it. I'll make more as I have time.
Wow! Magnificent Tomatoes. Thanks for showing us how to prepare the Tomatoes for canning. I presume that the Jars are sterilized. Good informative video
Patrick Meehan Hi Patrick, At one point in the video I show empty jars in a pot with boiling water. I usually boil them for 20 minutes. And you are right, when we can vegetables we must do it in a way that is safe.
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks T. When you get settled in TN, you will be doing all this and more! Perhaps I can come visit you some day! Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
Absolutely more than welcome to come!
When I core and skin the maters I do it over the pan that gets the meaty parts. The juice when peeling goes in the jars too this way.
Good tip. Thanks
Perfect video just what I was looking for! Thx!
Thanks Christine, I am happy if my video helped you.
OAG
I love to leave my juice in my tomatoes because mine are used mostly for soups and stews and chilli .
Yes, I also can just tomatoes.
OAG
Thank You! I have lots of tomatoes this season, going to try and can.
Hello and welcome to my videos. If you have questions, please asl me, I'll try to answer you. Please subscribe.
OAG
Oh my!!! Love the way you can! That's BRILLIANT.💞
OUTSIDE. ALL AT ONCE.
AND YOUR JARS ACTUALLY ARE FULL OF TOMATOES AND NOT JUICE LIKE MINE GET!🤦
Thanks!!!!
You saw me keep pushing tomatoes in the jar and the juice coming out the top. that is how I can tomatoes. I want a jar full of tomatoes, not juice. I also can just juice and when I do that I use the whole tomato, this way makes really great tasting juice. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener From a fellow Alabamian, will do! 🌼
Hello! Before I got a larger pan, I processed a few pints of tomatoes laying sideways in a pot. Do you think they are safe? They seemed to seal properly . Thoughts?
+Talitha,cumi I never did that way before so I can't say. One thing you can do is be sure to look and smell them when you open them, if they don't look or smell right I wouldn't use them.
Thank you! And thank you for teaching me to can through your videos!
Except, botulism doesn't look, smell, or taste!
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
A Bucket and A Shovel Hi Bucket and Shovel, I am always happy to share things I have learned over my lifetime.
I see you do a lot of canning,I have a question. I have a honeysuckle brand turkey I found in the bottom of my freezer,it is 4-5 yrs old.should I pitch it? It's not safe to can is it?
Melissa, that is an interesting question. Here are my thoughts: 1) As long as it has remained frozen, it is probably safe to eat. 2) It will probably have what we call a "Freezer" taste. I think you could can it but I don't think it will have the taste and flavor of a fresh turkey. Having said all that, if you have the time and the jars, you don't have anything to lose by going ahead and canning it. If it turns out good, great, if it turns out bad, well you were going to throw it away anyway.
OAG
I’ve never seen anyone can tomatoes like that. But it make so much scents.
Hello Mark and welcome to my videos. What is the method you have seen folks canning tomatoes? I have been canning tomatoes this way for over 40 years and as you see it works. Be sure to subscribe so you will get a notification when I upload more videos. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener Thank you for the reply. Yes Mama and Granny always did the scalding to remove the skins but then they would cut them up into a pot and boil them for about 15 minutes and do a hot pack. with the juice and the tomatoes then process them for 15 minutes. With your method you get more actual tomatoes than a lot of juice. I'm also gonna use your method for squash and okra. Thank you so much.
whats the name of the powder that you where using..before closing the pints
Hello Calvin, The only thing I put in the jar, other than tomatoes, is salt. So, the white power looking substance is canning salt. Thanks for asking this question.
OAG
thnx
OH my goodness ! I just love your canning video's!!! Such a wealth of knowledge! I am grateful for your sharing!!! Thank you!!! I am now green with envy, over your outdoor canning situation!!! Would love to know about the cooking element! Do you put some sort of rack in the bottom of your large tub? Thank you again for sharing!
The cooker is called: Camp Chef. Buy it at outdoors stores. Yes, I made a wire rack to go in the bottom of the tub, don't sit jars directly on the bottom of the tub, it may cause them to break.
OAG
That's awesome that you can boil so many jars in that tub.what is the stove that you are using,does it use propane?
Hello Melissa and welcome to my channel. With my tub and stove setup I can process many jars faster and therefore get done much quicker. The stove is called a: Camp Chef, it is a two burner propane stove. I bought mine at Gander Mountain, but you can probably find one at hunting, fishing, and camping type stores. I invite you to subscribe and watch as the summer growing season progresses and the fall growing season comes on. Thannks for commenting on this video.
OAG
That was some fast tomato picking! : ) Good idea on using that big tub for doing more jars at once. Did you have anything in the bottom of the tub to keep the jars from sitting right on the bottom? I'm down to 4 quarts of tomatoes out of my 90 home-canned quarts, so I'm looking forward to my tomatoes soon. That's some good eating!
HChrisH200 - Haphazard Homestead Thanks for your comment! Your question: Do I have anything in the bottom of the tub to keep the jars from sitting right on the bottom? Yes, I have cut a piece of hardware cloth (which is actually wire) to fit in the bottom of the tub, which provides a small but enough space between the bottom of the jar and the bottom of the tub. If the jars sit right on the bottom of the tub it is a good possibility they will break, that is why you have to have something in the bottom of the tub.
I hope you have a successful tomato canning season.
OldAlabamaGardener Thanks. I figured you had something to keep the jars off the bottom of the tub, so they wouldn't crack from the direct heat.
So you dont boil your tomatoes before putting them in the jars to process? Other than the short time to get the skins off? Or were they already cooked and cooled before you put them in the jars?
Old Buddy in Ala-dam-bama you said you were gonna show us rookies how much better they do when you packed the tomatoes in the jar.
I guess that last one would have shown the difference in what not packing them does.
Oh well old habits are hard to break, you went on and packed them anyway so I'll just have to take your word on that.
As a boy over here in Mississippi I made myself scarce if possible when the women were canning. It was too easy for them to use me for the jar washer since my hands fit right inside, Mama put you to work if you hung around if you can understand and then without an air conditioner it was hot as blue blazes in the house. I always thought one day my wife would take care of all that stuff while I worked like my Daddy did.
That didn't work I chose a girl that couldn't boil water without scorching it and she thought canning was stupid because her idea of stocking the pantry was throwing cans in the cart and with my hard earned money sliding them across the counter at Piggly Wiggly got the chore done. If I was home I had to carry them in the house too.
Over the years I almost lost my love for working in the garden because she would bitch about me bringing the produce in.
I lost my love for her and now 39 years older than when we married, I have my life back, she's gone and me and the dog are perfect room mates he don't bitch and I don't bite.
Thanks for your sharing your knowledge.
I can easily identify with most of what you spoke about. I am 81 years old and married for 56 years, when we married my wife couldn't cook anything. I had to teach her how to cook. I had some jars of the tomato liquid that I canned a couple years ago and I thought I was going to bring one of those jars into the video, however, when I went to get it it was gone. Sometimes I don't make the video for a number of days after I do something, and that was the case here, I did the canning one week and made the video a couple weeks later. I am making the video on what I do with the left over liquid today and I can do a little comparison in it. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener I enjoyed watching and although I had prior knowledge I had forgotten until watching you as you explained it too I'm going this afternoon to get some more tomatoes. I had 8 plants but had surgery and they went down to nothing now.
A friend loaded me down yesterday with a bunch of smaller ones and I figured to put them up for soup.
Oag, hope you're doing well. Canning a load of sauce today, thought I would check out youtube to see what else I could can. I think I will can some crushed tomatoes too, then we will have for meals as well. Good idea!
Hi Craig, We use crushed tomatoes in lots of different ways, soups, chili to spaghetti. Thanks for stopping by this morning!
OAG
what type of tomatoes do you grow? They must be high in acid. I grow Cherokee purple they are delicious but not as high in acid so I add lemon juice and I add salt.
Hello Kay and welcome to my channel. *_I invite you to subscribe and watch_* as the summer growing season progresses. I grow Better Boy tomatoes and they are high acid types. You are right, that if you are growing low acid tomatoes or you don't know if they are, then add some lemon juice to the jar. I add not as much salt as the canning books recommend, but I do add salt, actually I add one half the amount the books recommend. So for a pint I add one forth teaspoon. I like to know where my CZcams friends are located, so do you mind telling me where you live? Thanks!
OAG
OldAlabamaGardener Hi I Loved your video. But I have a question. Do you have to refrigerate the tomatoes after you can them or can you leave them in the food pantry,? If so how long can you keep them there? Keep the videos coming I really learned how to do it. Thank you for that. Kathi
Love it....do I need to go to TS for one of those long ol canners...lol!!
Hi Cindy, when I can tomatoes, I like to do a lot at one time. This tub holds 27 pints.
C.
Cindy, I bought this one at an old time general store in town.
C.
Is it a must to peel the tomato? Or can I make cannes tomatoes with the skin still on?
Yes, you can, can tomatoes with the skin on.
OAG
We did this today!
Good for you.
is there any special type of jar and lids to be used.why do you boil the jars after filling. how long will the tomatoes last after canning. can i take this canning as full tym business.
Hello Tino and welcome to my videos. The jars I recommend and use are called Ball Canning jars. The lids I recommend are also called Ball Canning lids. You can find cheaper brands, but cheap is what you get. I say, stick with the best "Ball Canning jars and lids". Why do I boil the jars after canning? That is the only safe way to can tomatoes. How long will the tomatoes last after canning? Easily 3 to 4 years. I don't know anything about canning as a full time business. _* Thanks for subscribing! Please share my channel on all your social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc Thanks for watching*_ OAG
I understand Kerr, Anchor Hocking and Orchard Road are also safe.
Be careful about selling what you have canned. The health department can shut you down if you don't have an approved kitchen. Sigh. That's what we deal with in these fearful times.
What do you put in the ground to make your tomatoes grow like that? Trying to learn, for myself. Thanks
I have many videos on how I grow tomatoes. In them I show exactly what I do.
OAG
I really enjoyed learning your method of caning toms. I looked for the video on what you do with the juice after squeezing it out of the toms, but didn't find it. I've noted and watched your video on making and canning tomato juice. Is that the video you want us to watch? It confuses me, tho, because you start off with the entire tomato rather than the juice left over from your tomato canning process.
Hello Kelley and welcome to my channel. Thank you for that good question. I can tomatoes in three different ways: 1) Can just the tomato (pushing out most of the juice/liquid. 2) Can tomato juice, but it is really the tomato pulp and juice (it makes a much better tasting tomato drink. And 3) When I am canning tomatoes only, a lot of juice is a by product and it doesn't have the tomato pulp as does the juice, and therefore doesn't have the flavor of my regular canned juice. I do can the left over (from canning tomatoes) liquid and later when I have time, during the winter, I will open the tomato liquid jars and reduce it to a sauce consistency. Nothing (except the skin and seeds) is wasted. I invite you to subscribe and watch as the summer growing season progresses and then I will start my fall garden. Thanks for commenting. And thank you for watching my videos.
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This video would have been so much better if he would have used Benny Hill music during the beginning scene. Great video still. Thanks
Thank you. I am always concerned to not take any chance on having a copyright issue with music. Thanks for watching.
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I like it better without music or other noise. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Just curious, why wouldnt you want to can all that good tomato juice too? Great video.
Hi Mandy, I do can the left over liquid. Then later I make spaghetti sauce with it. It has a lot of water so it needs to be slow cooked to reduce the volume. Thanks for commenting!
Take a look at my video on canning just tomato juice at this location: TOMATO JUICE - CANNING (OAG 2014) czcams.com/video/76bbWWsXfAU/video.html
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I would reduce it before canning
Yes, you can do that. It is that I am so busy during the canning season that I don't have time to do the reducing. I can the liquid quickly and easily and do the reducing in the winter when I have a lot more time. Thanks for stopping by!
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+OldAlabamaGardener and in the winter it's nice to have a warm kitchen too!
What kind of outdoor set up is that u are using to heat the tubs?? Lord that would make my life so much easier come canning time.
Genius. I must know what those are. I can find the tubs (if I can resist planting something in em lol) but what are those cookers called??
The tub is just an oblong galvanized tub, buy at many hardware stores or maybe at an Amish store or online. The cooker or burners is a "Camp stove", it uses propane gas, 20 pound bottle, Brand name is: Chef, buy it a stores that sell camping equipment.
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That was fun! You have a ton of tomatoes in your garden! Did you ever find out about the yellow leaves?
Melody Capehart Medina Thank you for your comment, "That was fun". No, I still don't know what the yellowing is/was. I guess it is some kind of disease that kills the plant. I have now canned about all the tomatoes I need for this year. Now if I can just keep the plants alive for eating tomatoes. But I have a back up plan, I have motte tomatoes starting to bloom right now, so I should be okay, may even can some more.
I'm curious. You boiled them for 40 minutes. Why so long? Thought the standard for tomatoes was 15.
That is a good question. I didn't remember so I got my Ball Blue Book on canning out and looked it up.
And on page 25, step 14, it says "Bring water to a rolling boil. Process pints 40 minutes, quarts 45 minutes, at a gentile but steady boil....". So, there is the answer, not my answer, rather the bible book on canning's (Ball Blue Book) answer. The old Ball Blue book tells just about all one needs to know about canning. Thanks for stopping by!
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Now I'm not sure what it was I read the other day, but I'm glad I caught your video. For some reason I had it in my head that it was only a 15 minute boil.
However, now that I'm thinking about it, what I read was that jars being boiled over 15 minutes after filled don't need to be sterilized, only very clean.
We're canning for the first time this year. Our first run was some pickled radishes (not a fan). Then, 16 quarts of dill pickles. Next... tomatoes.
I picked two big ol Lowes buckets full today, and I have at least two more ripe and ready to get picked. A lot of canning and freezing in my future.
Anyway, keep up the great work. I'm learning a lot from your wisdom.
Even though the jars may be clean, I always boil them before I put any vegetables in them, even if I am going to pressure can them.
Here is my video on canning tomato juice: czcams.com/video/76bbWWsXfAU/video.html
Here is my video on canning green beans: czcams.com/video/sa480pbw2L4/video.html
Thank you for your encouraging words. If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe as I will be uploading more videos as my fall garden gets going.
If you want to discuss more, it is much easier in the Private Message method. Go to my channel home page and click on the word "About", at the next page click on message and then at the next page you can send me a Private Message and I will reply.
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Hope y'all can help me. Every time I don't put the lids on tight the liquid from my jars seeps out into the water bath and the water from the water bath pot seeps into my jars. So I am going to tighten the lids tighter. Anyone else have this problem?
Mary Lou: Who told you to not put the ring on tight? So, what is it that you are doing? Are you just putting the ring on loose? Did you see me tighten the ring pretty tight? The ring has to be tight enough to hold the lid tight to the jar, others wise it will never seal. Unless you are a very strong woman, I doubt that you can over tighten the ring. Thanks for watching my videos.
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What I like about your video is not only do you do things the oldfashioned way but you remind me of my Dad somehow and I miss him a lot. Maybe its the tatoo. Were you in WW2?
Good morning D Faith. Thank you for your encouraging words! I truly appreciate your comments and that I could bring you some happiness as I remind you of your dad! I bet you were his favorite daughter! No, I was just a little too young to be in WW2. My dad had a tattoo on his left arm and I wanted one like he had, so I got one. If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe and watch more of my videos as I continue to do things the old fashioned way! I like to know where my CZcams friends are located, so where do you live?
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Thanks OAG! Im already subscribed and do watch some videos but don't have internet right now. Thanks for your kind remarks. Live in Michigan and had a nice harvest earlier in the year of tomatoes though they are duds now. :) Thanks for your hard work..love watching!!
I didn't see vinegar or lemon juice added?? Confused
Hello Blake, there is no need to add vinegar or lemon juice IF you are growing a tomato with regular acid. HOWEVER: if you are growing/canning LOW acid tomatoes, then it is a good idea to add some vinegar or lemon juice for additional acid.
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Any reason for storing the filled jars in warm water until the canning process?
Just to make sure I don't put a cold jar into hot water or a hot jar into cold water. Hello and welcome to my videos. Thanks for watching. Please subscribe.
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Hi OAG! Are you using canning salt, or regular salt?
Canning salt. You could also use regular salt, but it will make the liquid in the jar cloudy.
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If I want to season them say with garlic and pepper, do you recommend putting that in before sealing? Or after they're canned and ready to eat? Thank you for your video, definitely canning for the first time next year!
Hello bwittneyjo and welcome to my videos. I don't recommend putting any other vegetables in the tomatoes if you are going to process them in a hot water bath style. The reason you can process tomatoes in a hot water bath is because they are a high acid vegetable. Other vegetables, such as garlic and pepper are not high acid and must be canned using a pressure canner. You may see some people canning tomatoes, pepper, and garlic in a jot water bath method, but I don't recommend it.
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Sir, I'm confused. My Ball recipe says to process quarts for 85 minutes in a hot water bath (when tomatoes are cold packed vs hot packed) , which seems like a very long time. Your video stated 45 minutes for quarts. I'm new to canning, could you please advise? Thank you ! Love your channel.
Anita: In stead of telling you what I do, let me share with you what the other sources for canning say. 1) The National Center for Home Food Preservation (current as of Feb 2018) shows Hot or raw pack, Quarts for 45 minutes in a boiling water canner or what you and I would call a Hot Water Bath canner. 2) Martha Stewart says, for pints, cold pack, process in boiling water meaning Hot Water Bath for 40 minutes. HOWEVER: I do find sources saying process for 85 minutes for whole or half tomatoes WITH OUT LIQUID. *_So, it seems that canning with or with out liquid is the determining factor_* With liquid process quarts for 45 minutes, Whole or half tomatoes with out liquid process quarts for 85 minutes.
Please reply here so I will know you understand what I am showing you. If you have more questions, please ask.
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did you put salt in the jars or was it something else? That was a great video
LCJ farms Hi LCJ, yes, I put 1/4 tsp salt in a pint jar. If you don't put in at least a little salt your canned produce will taste bland and you probably won't be able to get it tasting good.
How is your garden doing?
it's coming along it is not nearly as productive as yours but I have only been at it for about three years. Every year I learn a little more
LCJ farms Hey Man! I learn something every year, some times its what not to do as much as it what to do. For me productivity has to do with quantity planting, meaning I plant many more of some thing so I will have large amounts to can.
Now I am getting to an age (76) where I might begin to unlearn :-).
chevy6299 No, look in the description box above and notice the info I put there about vinegar or lemon juice.
chevy6299 See my comment below.
Hi Gardener Did you use salt or sugar to the top of the tomatoes? I didnt catch it
Canning salt. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
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I noticed you did not debubble the jars. Any reason for that? Matters or doesn’t matter?
You saw me packing the tomatoes in the jar very tight, so no air was left in the jar. If you were canning something that has air spaces it it might be good to debubble. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
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OldAlabamaGradener did you add citric acid how much. Thank you
I didn't add any citric acid. The white stuff you see me adding to the jars is canning salt. I put 1/4 teaspoon in each pint jar. If you are growing low acid tomatoes, then you would need to add citric acid. *_I only grow high acid tomatoes, therefore, I don't need to add any citric acid._* Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
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Do I need the base plate under the jars if it's just hot bath?
Yes. Jars sitting directly on the bottom of the pot might crack from the direct heat. The dividers (or base plate as you call it) can be bought at Amazon. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
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I received ir msg and i loved ur cahnnel. I am a new subescriber now :)
bintlooda Hello and thank you for subscribing to my channel. I hope you will enjoy my videos.
What is the name of your tomatoes variety?
Hi Carlota, I always grow Better Boy tomatoes for canning. And I grow a cherry tomato called: Sweetie for snacking and salads.
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what kind of tomatoes are those ? Loved the video
Tomatoes are Better Boy. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
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